Oyo State Deputy Governor impeached

The Oyo State House of Assembly has impeached the state deputy governor, Engr Rauf Olaniyan.

Olaniyan was impeached after members of the Assembly presented and considered the recommendation of a seven-man panel set up by the Chief Judge, Munta Abimbola, to investigate allegations of gross misconduct levelled against him.

According to the report of the committee presented during Monday plenary, the deputy governor was found guilty of all the allegations.

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All the 23 PDP lawmakers at the plenary voted in support of the recommendations of the panel.

Olaniyan was accused of Gross misconduct, Abuse of office, Financial recklessness, Abandonment of official duty, Insubordination and others.

An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, on Thursday, dismissed a suit the Deputy Governor filed to challenge the move to impeach him.

The state assembly commenced impeachment proceedings against him after he dumped the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressive Congress (APC).